West Mecklenburg High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Charlotte, NC)

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First Row; Stowe, Capps, Harper, Elam, Severs, Coach Mose- ston, co-captain; Beam; Bolt; Shirlen. ley. Second Row: Hood; Cavany; Strawn, co-captain; Eggle- Indians Compile 12-11 Overall Season Record Although the Indians finished fifth in the West¬ ern 4A Conference standings, they managed to move up a notch in the Western 4A Tournament. Led by co-captains Don Eggleston and David Strawn, the Indians compiled a 12-11 overall record. After losing the opener to Second Ward, the Indians rebounded to win two straight by defeating Anson and Harding. For their second loss of the season, the Indians fell to Huss but then went on to win their next three by defeating Independence, East, and South. The Tribe lost the next three games as they lost to North, Ashley, and Myers Park. How¬ ever, the Indians sprang back to defeat third place Garinger 61-60. After splitting their next two games by defeating Harding and losing to Huss, the Indian hardc ourt- Indian forward Bill Cavany jumps high to shoot over a leaping Second Ward defender as Charles Bragg looks on. men, rolling up their highest score of the season, beat Olympic 94-73. Don Eggleston set a new per¬ sonal scoring record for an Indian by scoring 44 points in the game. In an overtime the Indians defeated East’s Eagles 80-75. In the following game, the Tribe rolled to victory over South 64-47. Dropping the next two to North and Ashley did not help the Indians in conference standings, but they rebounded the next week to defeat Myers Park 53-52. The Indians lost their last regular game to Garinger 69-73. In the tournament the Indians defeated North 51-50, Eggleston scoring with three seconds left. In the semi-finals the Indians lost to Ashley 39-43. The Mustangs defeated the Indians in the consolation game 77-70. Driving in for a layup, Indian co-captain David Strawn is fouled by Hunter Huss’ Hagler in an important play.

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Breaking one tackle and meeting another makes running difficult for Doyle Shaw as he tries to clear the right end. Struggling for yardage, Severs finds the going gets rough as he is hauled down from behind by a tackier. After observing key plays down field, the Indian’s new head coach Clyde Peek walks desolately back to the Tribe’s bench. West. . 6 SCOREBOARD Harding . .19 W est. .12 South . .14 West. .21 Second Ward . . 6 West. . 7 Ashley . .21 West. .26 Hunter Huss . . 0 West. . 6 East . . 2 West. .22 Lincolnton . . 6 West. . 7 North . .19 West. .13 Garinger . . 7 West. .12 Myers Park . . 7 A rugged and determined West offense goes against a staunch Myers Park defense to no avail as the Indians are held to no gain on this play. 15

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SCOREBOARD West . . 72 Second Ward . . . . . . . . 80 West. .49 Anson . . . . 44 West. .76 Harding . ... 70 West. .57 Hunter Huss . .. . ... 67 West. .60 Independence ... .. . 52 West. .66 East . . . . 59 West. .62 South . .. . 46 West. .67 North . ... 68 West. .50 Ashley . . . . 61 West. .64 Myers Park. ... 76 West. .61 Garinger. . ... 60 West. .75 Harding . ... 60 West. .74 Hunter Huss . .. . . . 85 West. .94 Olympic . . . . 73 West. .80 East . . . . 75 West. .64 South . . . . 47 West. .64 North . . . . 69 West. .30 Ashley . . . . 55 West. .53 Myers Park. ... 52 West. .69 Garinger . . . . 73 Tournament West. .51 North . .. . . 50 West. .39 Ashley . .... 43 West. .70 Myers Park . . . . .... 77 Jumping high over a staunch South Sabre defense, center Don Eggleston disregards an opposing player as he shoots. Following their introduction before a ball game, Indian starters show spirit and determination on their faces. Disregarding an Olympic defensive player, guard Johnny Severs dribbles down court to set up another play. Determined to get a loose pass, Joel Elam jumps high to Pulling down a rebound, Gary Bolt sizes up situation before place agressive hands on the ball in the Hunter Huss game. making a move as David Strawn and Joel Elam look on. 17